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From the right to drive (Saudi Arabia), the freedom to vote and express themselves more openly (Kuwait), the right to fight back against sexual harassment (Egypt), and the smile as a resistance campaign (Turkey), women are using digital media to confront the state, enhance their agency, and change their life circumstances. Through this analysis of women’s new media use in the Middle East, we will examine some emerging implications for formal power relations and the role of women within them.
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Wheeler, D.L. (2017). You’ve Come A Long Way Baby: Women’s New Media Practices, Empowerment, and Everyday Life in Kuwait and the Middle East. In: Lenze, N., Schriwer, C., Jalil, Z. (eds) Media in the Middle East. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65771-4_3
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